bind
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They then tested whether misfolded α-synuclein would bind to any of them.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
The film’s merit is not simply in how it illustrates the structures that bind and confine, but in how Wilde propulsively peels them apart to create a picture of romantic neuroses anyone can relate to.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
You can’t simultaneously signal that existing commitments are conditional and expect others to bind themselves to new ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Thus, it cannot bind individual officers who did not “consent” to be sued for damages.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Her mother had been the one to bind the Sleeper.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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The Ocean of Peace Alliance elevated Fiji to one of Australia's few treaty allies and binds each nation to come to the other's "mutual defence".
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
And, unlike the AD100-approved interior designers and architects that so many Hollywood stars rely on to bring their dream dwellings to life, the tie that binds these A-listers is actually accessible to the average homeowner.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
If LRP1 binds amyloid-β too strongly, the transport machinery becomes overloaded and breaks down.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
"Their relationship is really hanging on by a thread and actually it's their mutual disdain of this Gen Z couple, and all the things about them that are annoying, that binds us."
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
At long last, you may no longer distinguish what binds you from what is you.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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Under the proposed terms of the deal, £1m would be loaned to a firm controlled by the prince, which would then be bound to do business exclusively with Cantor Fitzgerald.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
But, as he continues to captivate a nation on the tournament's centre stage, just a short walk from where he grew up, this Fery-tale run does not appear bound by precedent.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
What the data in “The Ambition Penalty” reveal is how much of that policy change is bound to be personal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
It is alarming that we live in a moment of widespread ignorance that CPS caseworkers, like all fallible government officials, are bound by the Constitution.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
A doctor is bound by his oath not to reveal the details of a patient's condition without permission, so Dr. Harlow will keep his observations to himself for twenty years.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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In national-security affairs, it has no authoritative decision maker or process that produces binding governmentwide decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Although not binding, such advice carries weight and is often followed by EU judges in their rulings.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Following a citizens-led push, Albertans will vote on 19 October to decide whether they want to remain part of Canada or hold a binding vote on separation at a later date.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Earlier work from Alder's laboratory had identified frequent mutations in a telomere binding protein called TPP1 while analyzing cancer mutation databases.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026
The sinew binding felt faintly warm, giving him the courage to step down onto the cave floor.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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